On November 24, 885, the Vikings led by Sigfred launched one of their boldest attacks on the heart of the Frankish Empire—the ...

Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of Franks, Germanic peoples and Middle Ages continues with a video on Charlemagne's Saxon massacre. In 782, the Massacre of ...

The site is located along the Weser River on the outskirts of Höxter where the Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey were erected between AD 822 and 885 in a largely preserved rural setting. The ...

A medieval skeleton found in Austria has a unique appendage — an iron-and-wood prosthetic foot. Researchers say the 6th century remains are the oldest found in Europe with a prosthetic limb. The ...

Charlemagne, or Charles the Great, ruled over the vast Carolingian empire that spanned Europe during the Dark Ages. He became king of the Franks in A.D. 768 and conquered much of Europe during his ...

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